Braves @ Cardinals
August 20, 1976

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Braves 4 6 0
Cardinals 6 11 0
Bottom 8 R H E
Braves 4 6 0
Cardinals 6 11 0

Don Kessinger Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .248
OBP .333 .332
At Bats 3 412
Hits 1 102
• Singles 1 77
• Doubles 0 20
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 53
RBI’s 0 32

Bruce Dal Canton Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
3 4 1
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Busch Stadium - August 20, 1976
Out
Bruce Dal Canton
Vic Correll
Willie Montanez
Rod Gilbreath
Jerry Royster
Darrel Chaney
Junior Moore
Jim Wynn
Ken Henderson
Don Kessinger
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Correll hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 8 Gilbreath hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 8 Mike Anderson now playing right field. Chaney takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops it up and throws to first, with Dal Canton covering, for the out.
Bottom 7 Simmons is called out on strikes.
Bottom 7 Brock strikes out.
Top 7 Henderson hits a fly ball into right field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Montanez hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Wynn strikes out.
Top 7 Moore takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Templeton hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 There goes Mumphrey. The throw from Correll and he is safe. Mumphrey steals second.
Bottom 6 Mumphrey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Greif takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Bruce Dal Canton now pitching. Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Bill Greif now pitching. Royster hits a fly ball into right field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Dave May pinch hits for Pablo Torrealba. John Curtis now pitching. Cito Gaston pinch hits for Dave May. Gaston hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Chaney scores. Gilbreath scores. Correll moves to second.
Top 6 Correll takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 The ball gets by Simmons for a passed ball. Chaney moves to third. Gilbreath moves to second.
Top 6 Gilbreath takes first base on ball four. Chaney moves to second.
Top 6 Chaney takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rasmussen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 6 Montanez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wynn scores.
Top 6 There's a wild pitch. Wynn moves to second.
Top 6 Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Hernandez strikes out.
Bottom 5 That's a pickoff. Crawford moves to second.
Bottom 5 Crawford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brock scores. Simmons moves to third.
Bottom 5 Simmons hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brock moves to third.
Bottom 5 Pablo Torrealba now pitching. Brock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Moore hits a fly ball into center field. Mumphrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Tom Paciorek pinch hits for Phil Niekro. Paciorek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cruz fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Templeton hits a fly ball into center field. Wynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Mumphrey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wynn. Mumphrey reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Rasmussen hits a popup towards first. Montanez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Junior Moore now playing left field. Jim Wynn now playing center field. Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Correll hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Gilbreath hits a fly ball into right field. Crawford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Chaney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kessinger for the out.
Bottom 3 Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hernandez for the out.
Bottom 3 Crawford hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Simmons hits a fly ball into center field. Office settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Henderson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Montanez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 Wynn strikes out.
Top 3 Office is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Brock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chaney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Templeton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wynn. Templeton reaches second base with a double. Mumphrey scores.
Bottom 2 The ball gets by Correll for a passed ball. Mumphrey moves to third.
Bottom 2 Mumphrey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Office. Mumphrey reaches second base with a double. Kessinger scores. Cruz scores.
Bottom 2 Rasmussen bunts towards the mound. Niekro fields it and throws to first for the out. Kessinger moves to third. Cruz moves to second.
Bottom 2 Cruz hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hernandez scores. Kessinger moves to second.
Bottom 2 Kessinger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hernandez moves to third.
Bottom 2 The umpire calls a balk on Niekro Hernandez moves to second.
Bottom 2 Hernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Crawford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Crawford for the out.
Top 2 Royster hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rasmussen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Niekro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cruz fields it and has Gilbreath trapped. There's the throw to Templeton who tags Gilbreath for the out. Correll moves to second.
Top 2 Correll hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Henderson scores. Gilbreath moves to second.
Top 2 Gilbreath hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Henderson moves to third.
Top 2 Chaney hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Henderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards first. Montanez scoops it up and throws to first, with Niekro covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Brock hits a fly ball into right field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Templeton moves to third.
Bottom 1 There goes Templeton. The throw from Correll and he is safe. Templeton steals second.
Bottom 1 Templeton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gilbreath fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 Mumphrey is called out on strikes.
Top 1 Montanez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rasmussen fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Wynn takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Office hits a fly ball into left field. Brock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Royster hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Simmons settles under it and makes the catch for the out.